His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 331

Elena

“So, where were you today?”

I looked at Marvin with wide eyes. After spending our day together at the house, he surprised me with a homemade dinner and ended our evening in the kitchen. Who would’ve thought all of this was to interrogate me?

“I was at this hotel with this guy from my work.” I teased him, avoiding an answer. Other than these stupid, obvious jokes-I couldn’t keep lying to him.

“No, seriously.” Marvin raised his brow.

“You nosy pig.” I punched his shoulder. “Did I ask what you were doing today, hm?”

Marvin rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly. “You’re right.” He spoke. “It’s not really my business. I just thought maybe you met up with your dad-”

“Well, I didn’t.”

With a look of pity, Marvin propped his chin on his hand, observing the look on my face. One thing was sure. I would not be the first one to reach out to my family.

“What are you staring at?”

“That green thing between your teeth.” Marvin pulled a disgusted face, moving his finger to my incisors to remove it. “Right there!”

I smacked my hand over my mouth as he pulled away from his hand and lowered my head, embarrassed. “You should’ve told me sooner!” I cleaned my teeth with my tongue. Talk about embarrassing.

“And miss out on the opportunity to make fun of you?” Marvin cackled. “Never.”

“That’s it. I’m breaking up with you!”

“Is that what our marriage will be like in the future?” Marvin asked. “You threatening to divorce me any second.”

“M-marriage?”

Just the thought made my heart beat out of my chest, and it was not because I felt flattered. It was because I had no idea what the future had in store.

Marvin cleared his throat uncomfortably. “I’m sorry, I-I just thought…”

“No, don’t be!” I stopped him. “It’s just that we’ve never discussed something serious like that before.”

It’s true. We didn’t. Other than the day Anya died, our friendship and relationship had mainly been laughs and giggles.

“Would you like to be my wife one day?”

I blushed. “That depends. Is that a proposal?”

and threw my head

know that.”

he was not able to finish it.

do you feel about children?” I wondered. We were already on the subject, so it would’ve been a pity

dangerous…if that’s what you mean Marvin shrugged, ignoring

want children?” He

some point in my life, yes,” I admitted. Becoming a better parent than my dad, who kicked me out of the house, and my mom, who didn’t hesitate to abandon us, had become

“Definitely.”

spoke, bothered. Did he even want children, and would I still be around if that was the case?

“How about you?”

spoke immediately.” But if you want them…I want

as if I had forced him to give

you feel about leaving San

we would both

his legs uncomfortably. Was he not pleased to

“How about you?”

my dream to start a ranch, live someplace quiet, away from all my duties.” He spoke. “I’ll still

gasped, trying to sound interested. I would rather jump off a cliff than settle down on

plan on dying

He deserved better.

on his dreams to make me happy, and all I could

had never occurred to me just how different we were, I didn’t have many friends-but I

friends, but

answers make you uncomfortable?” Marvin

THE

breath. “I’m not telling you all of this to please you. I just really can’t stand being

I made myself

eyes. “You shouldn’t be doubting me.” He spoke, determined. “I would

sincere that I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if I

me for my immaturity. Or perhaps he would handle it as a Castillo since he was raised as one and cut me into tiny pieces before disposing of my body.

for lying?” I blurted, feeling chills racing down my spine.

confused. “W-what?”

ever killed

I heard your question the first

“So have you?”

before Marvin coughed to break the silence. “Elena…”

Do you like it?” I asked without a single thought. His words scared me because I had hoped for him to confess to pitying liars. I had hoped for him to say that he

it.” Marvin leaned forward, staring at me with a dark expression. Frightened, I held back my

nothing better than someone you despise pleading for mercy, begging you to spare their lives as you cock the gun and stare into their hopeful pathetic eyes to hear their last request to spare their families, and then…” Marvin made a gun with his hand and pushed his

He laughed before pulling me into a tight and comforting hug. I took a relieved breath and pulled away